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swift move he pulls his police phone up, covering the screen with his left hand, so

that others cannot see the light from the phone. The two figures with fluorescent,
blue, light circles around them have moved from their initial positions and into

the castle tower. The helicopter is right above him now; the sound of the engines

and rotating the blades resonates in the castle walls, as he peeps out. Confused
and wondering what his next move is, he considers calling Bjørn, but doesn’t.

Why does he not get a notification on the map, nothing but the two figures with

blue circles are showing.
From his current location, there is about a 20 second run to the outer wall

of the castle. The gate to the castle courtyard is open, so all he has to do is not
being seen.

“Shit,” he mutters to himself. Why has he never before taken the time to

visit the castle as a regular guest? He has had plenty of opportunity to do it, but
like so much else he had rejected the thought, of it being too boring, too common.

In this hectic moment, he suddenly hears the word of his ex-wife, Minna, who

frequently had suggested: “Let’s go to Kronborg for the day.” But his idea of fun
was vastly different. He mostly cared about impressing his colleagues with

expensive travels, Michelin restaurants and luxurious adventure. The old Castle
was not on his list, not that he couldn’t see the beauty of the old magnificent

building, but more that it was so touristy and close to home – no. Name a

Champagne worth drinking - and he knows it. Name a restaurant worth visiting -
and he’s been there. He still from and time, with painful clarity, recalls, how

Minna once suggested, almost insisted that they should go hiking and biking

around Bornholm. He went on to bully her for nearly a week straight, calling her
nostalgic, backward thinking and boring. He stopped with the goodbye kisses in

the morning before going to work, slept with his backside against her and

avoided eating at home, until she had finally had enough and gave up on the idea,
and instead went on a Surfing trip to California.

He had been arrogant and self-absorbed in the past; his career had been

the only thing that mattered to him, even though he was a master at hiding it to
others.

What really turned things around for him, was when Minna started to talk
about having a child and starting a real family.